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Property

Unreasonable Director-Related Transactions: What They Are and How to Defend Them

Most voidable transaction claims require a company to have been insolvent at the relevant time.
Property

Being Oppressed as a Shareholder: What Section 232 Actually Lets You Do

Section 232 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) is one of the most frequently invoked provisions in commercial litigation in Australia.
Property

A Restraint Clause Is Only As Good As the Injunction Enforcing It

A former employee started at your competitor three days ago. They have taken client contacts, industry relationships, and institutional knowledge that took years to build.
Property

How to Build a Professional Negligence Claim That Actually Succeeds

Your adviser made a mistake and you suffered a loss. That combination feels like it should be enough. It is not.
Property

PPSA: Protecting Your Security Interest Before a Customer Becomes Insolvent

A retention of title clause in your supply contract says you own the goods until you are paid. Your customer becomes insolvent.
Property

Insolvent Trading: When a Company’s Debts Become a Director’s Personal Problem

Section 588G of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) creates one of the most significant, and most commonly
Property

Insolvent Trading Defences: Every Option Beyond Safe Harbour

Safe harbour under section 588GA of the Corporations Act gets most of the attention because it is the most flexible and commercially oriented of the available defences.
Property

Freezing Orders: How to Obtain One, and How to Challenge One

A freezing order — also called a Mareva injunction — is one of the most powerful pre-judgment remedies in commercial litigation.
Property

Family Provision Claims in Queensland: The 9-Month Deadline and What You Need to Know

An estate has been distributed, or is about to be. You believe you should have received more — or anything at all.
Property

Personal Liability of Directors for Company Debts: Every Mechanism You Need to Know

The separate legal personality of a company is one of the most fundamental concepts in Australian corporate law.
Property

Director Penalty Notices: Every Defence Available and How to Raise It

Receiving a Director Penalty Notice from the ATO creates personal liability almost automatically. But almost is the operative word.
Property

Director Duties Under the Corporations Act: What Every Director Must Know

Being a director is not just a title. It is a set of legal obligations, most of them strict, with personal consequences for breach that include civil penalties
Property

What Is a Deed of Company Arrangement, and When Does It Save a Business?

A company enters voluntary administration. Creditors are owed money. Directors and shareholders want to save the business rather than see it liquidated.
Property

Commercial Lease Lockout in Queensland: Your Rights on Both Sides of the Door

A landlord changes the locks overnight. A tenant arrives at their premises and cannot get in. Whether that lockout is lawful or unlawful
Property

Access to Company Books and Records: What You Are Entitled to as a Shareholder or Director

A company is not operating transparently. Financial information is being withheld. You hold shares but have no idea what the business is
Property

Can My Business Sue for a Defamatory Google Review in Queensland?

A one-star review with a false, damaging claim sits at the top of your Google listing, visible to every potential client searching your name.
Property

Missed a BIFA Adjudication Deadline? Here Is What Queensland Law Actually Allows

The Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld) runs on strict, unforgiving timeframes. If you have missed one.
Property

Shareholder Deadlock in a Two-Director Company: What Are Your Options?

Two equal shareholders built the business together. Now they cannot agree on a single significant decision.
Property

Statutory Demands in Queensland: How to Respond Within 21 Days

A statutory demand has landed on your desk. The clock started the moment it was served, and the law gives you no flexibility on the deadline.
Property

Unfair Preference Claims: A Practical Guide for Recipients

A customer or debtor of yours has gone into liquidation. Months, sometimes years, later, you receive a letter from the liquidator alleging
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